At 1:15 p.m. Sept. 15, 2021, a loud boom signaled the start of the rodeo in the Pendleton Round-Up arena. Round-Up Princess Kayla Fossek entered on a sorrel horse wearing red leather chaps and ...

The Pendleton Round-Up, a rodeo for the cowboys. All week long there was one thing that was continuously said by contestants, “this rodeo is for the cowboys”. With that being said, cowboys and ...

With this rodeo being one of the last stops to earn money before the September 30 cut-off to make the National Finals Rodeo, lets take a look at why this rodeo is so special. Pendleton, Oregon, is ...

Shelby Cook is the new president of the Pendleton Round-Up & Happy Canyon Hall of Fame Board of Directors. The board on Sunday, Jan. 11, announced the change along with the rest of its 2026 officers ...

Kayla Fossek of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation is the Pendleton Round-Up’s first Native American queen to hold the title since 1953. Kayla Fossek makes her grand entry into ...

Pendleton, Oregon, is known for its Western heritage, classic charm, and, most importantly, one of the most talked-about rodeos of the year. With a population of roughly 17,000 residents, every year ...